Bright Green Field

The sessions included a 30-person choir, horn and string ensemble and field recordings of bees. The title comes from an Anna Kavan short story, and "Peel St." is named for her street. About half was written before lockdown; Pearson told Stereogum "Boy Racers" was begun about three weeks before the first UK lockdown, "Peel St." was written in a pub after reuniting, and "Paddling" is the oldest track, played live until late 2019. Judge told Exclaim! it is darker and more place-focused than the earlier character-driven releases. Guests include Emma-Jean Thackray on trumpet, Lewis Evans on alto sax and Martha Skye Murphy on vocals. It reached 4 in the UK, 5 in Scotland and 31 in Flanders. The Observer's Emily Mackay gave 3 of 5, writing that nothing here is truly experimental or innovative, while Bleep ranked it second and Rough Trade sixth of the year.